Mario Basketball Ultra is a basketball game for the Wii. Unlike its predecessor, Final Fantasy characters are not playable in this game. Many Mario characters return to this game, along with Special Shots. Unlock criteria for stages is much less complicated in this game. This game was originally going to be released for the 3DS.

Contents

Gameplay

Gameplay in Mario Basketball Ultra is similar to Mario Hoops 3-on-3. ? Boxes replace ? Panels in this game. Also, there are preset captains and players. Also, it is now 4-on-4 as opposed to 3-on-3.

Controls

Menu controls are in italic text. Wii Remote is held sideways.

: Shoot (Off.)/Jump (Def.)/Confirm selection

: Pass (Off.)/Steal (Def.)/Cancel selection

: Move/Select

: Use item

Shake remote: Prepare special shot

Skill Types

Type

Power

Accuracy

Speed

Stealing

All-Around

5/10

6/10

6/10

5/10

Power

10/10

8/10

3/10

4/10

Speed

3/10

8/10

10/10

6/10

Technique

3/10

9/10

5/10

8/10

Special Shots

Special shots return from the DS game. In this edition, the player must first fill up all 5 units of the Star Meter, then upon filling, shake to charge up the shot. The next time the player shoots, the special shot will be used. Special shots always hit unless blocked. They count for however many points the shot would normally be worth, unlike Mario Hoops 3-on-3, in which they were always 4.

Playable Characters

Italics denotes unlockable. Underlined denotes newcomer.

Captains

There are 16 captains in Mario Basketball Ultra. 12 of them are default, and 4 unlockable.

Character + Team

Skill Type

Special Shot

Mario Fireballs

All-Around

Fire Shot

Luigi Vacuums

All-Around

Thunder Shot

Peach Hearts

Technique

Heart Shot

Daisy Flowers

All-Around

Flower Shot

Wario Garlics

Power

Fart Dunk

Waluigi Spitballs

Technique

Tornado Shot

Yoshi Eggs

Speed

Rainbow Shot

Birdo Bows

All-Around

Egg Shot

DK Kongs

Power

Konga Slam

Diddy Monkeys

Speed

Bananarang Shot

Bowser Bombers

Power

Bullet Shot

Bowser Jr. Fangs

Speed

Paintball Shot

Koopa Shells

Speed

Shell Shot

Paratroopa Wings

Technique

Flying Dunk

Hammer Bro. Mallets

Power

Hammer Shot

Magikoopa Wizards

Technique

Magical Shot

Partners

An asterisk denotes that the character has a color change. There are 12 different partners in the game, 4 of which are unlockable.

Name

Skill Type

Special Shot

Toad*

All-Around

Shroom Dunk

Petey Piranha

Power

Gooey Shot

Blooper

Speed

Ink Shot

Pianta*

Power

Palm Tree Shot

Boo

Technique

Invisi-dunk

Shy Guy*

All-Around

Stilt Dunk

Baby Mario

Speed

Mini-Fire Shot

Baby Luigi

Speed

Tear Shot

Monty Mole

Power

Burrow Dunk

Wiggler

Technique

Flutter Dunk

Dry Bones*

Power

Bone Shot

Mii*

All-Around

Laser Shot

The CSS for Mario Basketball Ultra. I know, its bad quality.

Unlock Criteria

Koopa Shells: Win an exhibition match with Bowser 10 times.

Paratroopa Wings: Win the Special Cup with Koopa.

Hammer Bro. Mallets: Win the Special Cup with Bowser Jr.

Magikoopa Wizards: Win an exhibition match with all captains once.

Monty Mole: Win the Special Cup with DK.

Wiggler: Win a cup with Petey Piranha on your team.

Dry Bones: Win a cup with Bowser and Koopa.

Noki: Win a cup with a Pianta on your team.

Stages

There are 6 stages in Mario Basketball Ultra. Unlockables in italics.

Stadium

Description

Mario Stadium

A stadium that is perfectly normal. Played in the Mushroom Cup.

Piranha Gardens

A garden stadium where Piranha Plants occasionally pop out. Played in the Flower Cup.

Bowser's Castle

A castle stadium where lava occasionally falls onto the stage. Played in the Star Cup.

Rainbow Road

A space stadium where meteors can crash down, and players can fall off. Played in the Special Cup.

Classic Court: Sunset Beach

A beach stadium where Cheep-Cheeps will jump out onto the court.

Classic Court: Bloocheep Sea

An underwater court where Bloopers and Clams can harm the player.

Unlock Criteria

Piranha Gardens: Win the Flower Cup.

Bowser's Castle: Win the Star Cup

Rainbow Road: Win the Special Cup.

Sunset Beach: Ultra-rank a character.

Bloocheep Sea: Win all normal tournaments with Blooper on your team.

Modes

Exhibition

Choose custom teams, rules and stages and head to the courts. Can be played with up to four players. The list of options is as follows:

Tournament

Choose your team and cup, and start a three-round tournament. Once the normal Special Cup is beaten, the Ultra Cups are unlocked, which are harder versions of the original four. When any Ultra Cup is won, the four players on the team turn into Ultra characters, enhanced versions of their original.

Minigames

There are four minigames in which you can hone your skills. Each game has four difficulty levels, unlocked by beating the previous one. (i.e. level 2 is unlocked by beating level 1, and so on)